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Synonyms

get busy

Idioms  
  1. Start working, become active, as in Stop dawdling; get busy, or We'd better get busy on this paper. [c. 1900] Also see get a move on; get going; get on the stick.


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“We see some wonderful opportunities, and we hope to get busy very quickly,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

That said, life can get busy, and sometimes I need to get dinner on the table quickly.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2025

“This is the time to really do it. Do it before we start to get busy with all the stuff that comes with the holidays, with the kids going back to school.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2024

Roads into the capital are starting to get busy and a main road in Cardiff Bay is to shut so protesters can park ahead of the Senedd demonstration.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2024

I spin around and get busy opening three boxes of rigatoni and cheese.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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